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What's Your Favourite Self-Published Book Of 2012?

As 2012 draws to a close, it’s time to ask you, dear reader, what your favourite self-published book of 2012 is. What have you read that set your toes on fire? What gripped you? Excited you? Had you reading under the covers by torchlight (or kindlelight?) until three in the morning on a school night? I want to know!

To take part in the ad hoc and very unscientific survey, please take a moment to fill in this short form.

UPDATE: Submissions are now closed. Thank you for taking part!

A few groundrules before you do, though:

You’re only allowed to suggest one title.

That title must have been published this year.

If you are a self-published author, please be honourable and do not nominate your own books. Feel free to nominate someone else’s, though.

There are no prizes, and I won’t necessarily mention who got the most votes even if a clear forerunner emerges.

Right, all that out of the way: Have at it, gentle reader, and tell me which books you loved and why. And don’t forget to share this with your friends!

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First, thank you for publicizing and supporting self-published authors. We are in exciting times for self-published authors. As a new addition to these ranks with published books in September, and blatant self-promotion (I’m ranked 3.9 million in Amazon so I’m not expecting to be on the best-seller list anytime soon) with my two books “The Transformation of a Doubting Thomas: Growing from a Cynic to a Professional in the Corporate World” and “From Fear to Success: A Practical Public-speaking Guide”, it’s an effective way for authors to have control not only to the rights and pricing, but with the messages and content that means so much. My goal isn’t to make a lot of money on the endeavor; I simply want people to say that my message changed a little part of them in some way. With sincere gratitude, keep up the great work in growing this business for the independent people trying to touch a heart, head, and soul. -sincerely Transformation Tom (Tom Dowd) www.transformationtom.com

The one that “set my toes on fire” was The Survival of Thomas Ford by John A. A. Logan, followed in the summer with his short story collection called Storm Damage. http://www.amazon.com/The-Survival-Thomas-Ford-ebook/dp/B006Q68W7U/ref=sr_1_4?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1355400944&sr=1-4&keywords=storm+damage

http://www.amazon.com/The-Man-Who-Left-ebook/dp/B007MNAROM/ The Man Who Left by Theresa Weir.

For the very few among us with father issues…

From my review: The Man Who Left is a memoir about Alzheimer’s, but don’t look here for pity or schmaltzy sentiment for Weir’s father, the man with the disease. Weir explores the excruciating tension between obligation to an ill parent and justifiable rage and resentment over his abandonment of his children when the obligation was on his side.

As with her companion book, The Orchard: A Memoir, Weir’s memoir of her marriage, The Man Who Left reads like a novel. In both, her stark truth-telling is raw, real, and liberating

i proudly nominate mrs amy bartols “premonition series”. incendiary came out this year the 4th book in her amazing series, she creates such a vivid and exciting new world with interesting spins on her characters, speaking of characters the way they are developed in this series is phenomenal they are constantly growing and evolving learning to deal with new emotions every book with many twists to the story. at the end of the day its not just a fun relaxing read its a fun action packed, love struck, tug at your heartstrings, leave me on the edge of my seat wanting and waiting for the next installment kinda read. and as a side note only mrs bartol could make you fall for the villain and like it, but still completely root for the hero. mrs bartol truly is a very gifted writer.

Incendiary by Amy Bartol is the best book series and her latest book was amazing as well. I’ve never read a book where I had such a soft spot for the villain, I don’t even know how it happened, but he grows on you. Amazing series, nothing like it is out there, loved every book and CAN NOT wait for more!

A lovely tale for all ages that utilizes the technology of the iPad with the addition of these “couplets” or extra scenes which are accessed when the iPad is rotated. Reading this story was more like an experience. I was captivated by the new levels of story telling and couldn’t wait to show it to my friends, young and old.